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During the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty, there was a woman named Li, whose husband's new funeral made her a widow. In order to take care of her elderly husband, she got up early and returned late, sold steamed buns on the street, and the money she earned was used to buy fish, meat, vegetables and fruits, so that her husband could eat to his heart's content. She only eats the leftover steamed buns herself, and she has to save some for her husband's breakfast.
Li's filial piety touched the heavens, one day, when she was selling steamed buns, she met a young and handsome scholar, the scholar fell in love with her at first sight, so he came forward to talk to her, asking her if she was willing to marry him. When Li Shi looked at this scholar, she couldn't help but be moved, his appearance and temperament were very similar to her late husband, she felt that this was providence, so she agreed to his marriage proposal.
The scholar took Li back to his home, it turned out that he was the son of a rich and noble family, and the family had fields and land, servants and maids, and the Li family lived a prosperous life from then on. The scholar also loved her very much, buying her delicacies every day, and dressing her in silk and satin, so that she was like a noblewoman.
Although Li married a scholar, she did not forget her husband, she would visit him every few days, send him fish, meat, vegetables and fruits, and buy him new clothes and shoes to make him warmly dressed. The old man looked at Li and was very grateful.
He said: "Daughter-in-law, you are married to a scholar and are doing well, I am very happy, you don't have to come to see me anymore, I don't want to drag you down." When Li Shi heard this, tears rippled in her eyes, and she said: "Father-in-law, you are my benefactor all my life, and you treat me like my own daughter, how can I forget you? ”
The scholar knew Li's filial piety to her husband, and he also admired it very much, he said: "Daughter-in-law, I support you in doing this, you don't have to worry about me being jealous, I just hope you can be happy." When Li listened, her heart warmed, she felt that she had married a good husband, she loved the scholar even more, and the relationship between the two became deeper and deeper.
In this way, Li lived a happy life for more than a year, she felt that she was the luckiest person in the world, she had a husband who loved her, and a father-in-law who was filial to her, and her life was sweeter than honey. However, the good times did not last long, and a fire took everything away from her.
That day, the scholar was not at home, Li was alone in the house doing needlework, and suddenly heard someone outside shouting: "Fire, fire!" Li was startled, she quickly ran out, only to see a sea of fire, her house was also burned red, she thought that her clothes and jewelry were in it, so she wanted to rush in to rescue her.
But he was stopped by the person next to him and said, "Don't go in, it's too dangerous, your things are not valuable, your life is the most important thing." When Li Shi heard this, she was shocked, and she suddenly remembered that there was one most important thing in her house, that is, her husband's relics, which was the only memorial she left for her husband, how could she be willing to lose it?
Desperate to break free from the crowd and rush into the flames, she found her room and picked up a brocade box at the head of the bed, which contained a strand of her husband's hair, a jade pendant, and a love letter, which her husband had given her when he was alive, and which she regarded as a treasure and read it every day.
She held the brocade box and wanted to escape from the fire, but found that it was too late, the fire was too big, she was trapped in the house, she had to take out the love letter, crying and reading: "Honey, I'm here, we can finally be together, I'm sorry, I can't accompany you to old age, but I love you forever, you wait for me in heaven, okay?"
Just as Li finished reading the love letter, the roof suddenly collapsed, burying her and the brocade box in the sea of fire, and her voice disappeared, leaving only the fire and smoke, as well as her cries and love words, echoing in the air, heartbreaking.
When the scholar returned, he saw a ruin, he asked the people around him what had happened, they told him that his wife died in order to save her husband's relics, and they also repeated Li's words before he died, the scholar listened, grief-stricken, he knelt on the ground, crying loudly, he said: "Daughter-in-law, why are you so stupid, why are you willing to leave me, why don't you know, you are the person I love the most, you are the most important thing for me, why do you want to go, why do you want to go......"
The old man heard the scholar's cry, he also ran over, he saw everything, he also came sad, he said: "Daughter-in-law, you are a good daughter-in-law, you are good to me, good to my brother-in-law, you are a filial daughter-in-law, you eat right, you die right, you are a respectable daughter-in-law, you will definitely go to heaven, you will definitely meet your husband, you will be happy......"
In this way, Li died for her husband's relics, and the scholar and her husband were grief-stricken, so they rescued Li's body from the fire, buried her next to her husband's grave, and then stayed at the tomb together to mourn her death.
Just when they were crying, suddenly a rainbow was released in the sky, and at the end of the rainbow, there was a splendid palace, and there was a burst of pleasant music in the palace, only to see a fairy floating down, she was wearing a white dress, holding a lotus flower, her face was exactly the same as Li's, only more beautiful and charming, and the fairy spirit was surrounding.
The fairy smiled at the scholar and her husband, and said, "Don't be sad, I am the soul of the Li family, I moved the Jade Emperor because of my filial piety and virtuousness, he gave me the elixir, and made me a fairy, and I now live in the Lotus Palace in the sky and live a carefree life." I am here to tell you that I am very grateful for your love for me, and I love you very much, you are the most important people in my life, and I will never forget you. I hope that you will be able to let go of your thoughts about me, start a new life, and find your own happiness, and I will bless you in heaven. ”
After speaking, the fairy handed the lotus flower in her hand to the scholar and said, "This is a spiritual flower, it can bless you with peace and auspiciousness, happiness, you should cherish it." Then she said to her husband: "Father-in-law, you are my benefactor all my life, and you treat me like my own daughter, how can I forget you? With that, she gently kissed her husband's forehead, and then flew back to the heavenly palace and disappeared into the rainbow.
The scholar and the old man looked at the figure of the fairy, their eyes were full of tears, and they said with emotion: "Daughter-in-law, you are really a good daughter-in-law, you are good to us, good to the world, you are a filial daughter-in-law, you eat right, you die right, you are a respectable daughter-in-law, you will definitely be happy in heaven, and we will be proud of you." ”
The scholar and his husband returned home with the lotus in their arms, and they enshrined the lotus flower in the shrine and prayed to it every day to thank it for its protection. Soon after, the scholar met a beautiful and kind woman, she was a widow, her husband also died of a plague, she and Li had a similar experience, and also had similar virtues, the scholar fell in love with her at first sight, and proposed to her, and the woman agreed to his proposal. After they got married, they lived happily ever after, and they also gave birth to a lovely son, whom they named Li Yi in honor of Lee's filial piety.
The old man looked at the scholar and his new wife, and was very relieved, he said: "Daughter-in-law, don't worry, the little uncle has found a new happiness, he will not be sad for you anymore, you don't have to worry about him anymore, you can enjoy your immortal blessings in heaven with peace of mind." The old man also lived a peaceful old age, he would play with his grandson every day, teach him to read and write, and tell him the story of the Li family, so that he could Xi learn the virtues of the Li family, he felt that he was the luckiest old man in the world, and his days were sweeter than honey.
In this way, although Li died, her soul ascended to heaven and became a fairy, she would often visit her relatives from heaven and bless them, and her story was also spread in the world, becoming a good story through the ages, people praised her as a filial daughter-in-law, she ate right, she died right, she was a respectable daughter-in-law, her story also brought inspiration and touches to people, and made people understand the virtues of filial piety and virtuousness.